Politics & Government

Whether Communist or Imperial, China has similar problems

After 100 years, corruption still a major problem in China. The Forbidden City where China's Emperors once lived and ruled.
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In the final days of the Qing Dynasty, which collapsed after an uprising that began in central Hubei Province on October 10, 1911, a boy emperor named Puyi, sat in Beijing. (Library of Congress/MCT)
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Before getting to an exhibit about the 1911 Revolution, visitors to the National Museum of China first pass by this retrospective exhibit about Bulgari, the Italian jewelry maker. (Tom Lasseter/MCT)
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A reminder of the Chinese Communist Party's mantra of social stability can be seen on a sign in front of a construction site in Langfang. (Tom Lasseter/MCT)
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This is a street scene from Bei Jianta village, located less than 20 miles from Beijing. As the 100th anniversary of the revolt that ended 2,000 years of imperial rule in China passes this month, BeijingÕs central leadership increasingly finds itself trying to clamp down on local officials who run their turf like mafia dons. (Tom Lasseter/MCT)
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Zhu Ruifeng is an online anti-corruption activist and digital journalist with a reputation for muckraking. Zhu, 42, has his website, "People's Supervision Network", registered in Hong Kong, out of reach of Chinese authorities. (Tom Lasseter/MCT)
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This is the cement factory in Bei Jianta Village that businessman Dong Yuyou accused Communist Party village chief Liu Guangfu of seizing from him. (Tom Lasseter/MCT)
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